Family Law in New York

Authors

Barbara Stark, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityFollow
Joanna L. Grossman, Southern Methodist University. Dedman School of LawFollow

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Description

Family Law is basically state law. While federal law mandates child support guidelines, state law sets them. While federal law prohibits parental kidnapping, state law determines what constitutes ‘kidnapping,’ and what distinguishes it from ‘rescue.’ From the prerequisites for entering into marriage through the grounds for divorce and the ‘equitable’ distribution of marital property, state law governs and state law varies, often widely. This book provides a cogent but comprehensive introduction to family law, for students as well as practitioners, as it is practiced in New York.

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Carolina Academic Press

Recommended Citation

BARBARA STARK & JOANNA L. GROSSMAN, FAMILY LAW IN NEW YORK (2015)